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Timely Account of a Heinous Genocide
1 March 2020BOOK REVIEW
by Mohammad Chingiz Khan
First, They Erased Our Name: A Rohingya Speaks by Habiburahman with Sophie Ansel translated by Andrea Reece; pp. 1 to 246; New Delhi: Penguin Viking; 2019; Rs. 499.
The erudite biographical memoir of one of (...) -
Judge Not Lest Ye be Judged
1 March 2020, by Badri Raina“Judge not lest ye be judged,”
They said to the judge.
“Or, if judge you will,
Then judge at your own peril.”
The judge was young and dreamy
Eyed, wedded to fairness.
So he judged with upright mind
And feeling heart, wondering
Why the complicit (...) -
Perspective from Shaheen Bagh
28 February 2020, by SCEDITORIAL
As we go to press today, the situation at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh remains extremely fluid. The country’s Apex Court had sent interlocutors to Shaheen Bagh to discuss with the protesters there and get their consent to allow traffic (...) -
Please, Sir, I Want Some More: Freeloader tells Kejriwal
28 February 2020by L.K. Sharma
Dear Shri Arvind Kejriwal,
This habitual freeloader was thrilled by your letter that came before the historic Delhi elections. Apologies for this delayed response. My open letter earlier would have been misused by the Modi Party (...) -
Reading AAP’s Victory
28 February 2020by Arup Kumar Sen
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had a landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections held on February 8, 2020, winning 62 of 70 seats. The BJP improved its seat-tally marginally from three in 2015 to eight and its vote-share went (...) -
Building a Wall to Greet Trum
28 February 2020, by Badri RainaBernard Shaw once quipped, “If you would learn about Finance Capital, do not read Das Kapital, read Little Dorrit.”
In that path-breaking novel by Charles Dickens, a man called Podsnap rises to be a very rich man from humble origins.
Then, as he (...) -
On Harmony of Religions
28 February 2020, by Eduardo FaleiroReligion has emerged as a major source of conflict across the globe. Ideological strife has now given place to the “clash of civilisations” and it is felt that in the foreseeable future, religion will be a major source of conflict within and among (...) -
The Union Budget 2020-21 May Not bring Indian Economy back on Track
28 February 2020by D.M. Diwakar
The Economic Survey of the current financial year 2019-20, presented in Parliament, gives the present status of the Indian economy. This provides the basis for the policy responses through the Union Budget for the next financial (...) -
Budget Justice Eludes Persons with Disabilities: Strong Case for More Resources
28 February 2020, by Bharat DograIn recent years there has been growing concern that adequate resources are not available for persons with disabilities and for implementation of new legislation related to their needs and rights. Hence a significant increase in allocation for (...)
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